Using Models for Portfolios and Creativity There are a lot of apparent catch-22’s when it comes to wedding photography. How do build a portfolio to get jobs before you have any jobs for the portfolio? How do you experiment and grow while you are working for a client? In both of these cases, models are[more…]
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I was one of the early adopters of digital photography, way back in 2005. It was a simpler time then. A new Batman movie starring Christian Bale was about to be released. George Bush was president. The U.S. was involved in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A new invention called the iPod had only been[more…]
I get asked a lot about how I pack for a destination wedding. In order to have the proper back up equipment, I am usually packing at least two cameras, two flashes, multiple lenses, batteries, memory cards, and I need to make sure everything fits on the plane under the seat in front of[more…]
How to get along with guests with cameras Without fail, every wedding I am hired to shoot is going to have at least one self proclaimed unofficial photographer. In the business we have names for these people like “Uncle Bob’s,” “Fauxtopgraphers,” and a laundry list of names I dare not mention. The wedding photography blogosphere is filled[more…]
I took a wedding photography workshop with my favorite wedding photographer, David Beckstead, last year to try to learn some new techniques. One of the things we focused on was finding reflections in compositions. At the time I thought it was opening my eyes up to a whole new world, but then I went back[more…]
Benefit for the American Cancer Society For the past two years, Timothy Faust Photography has been a proud Platinum Level sponsor for Hope on the Slopes Benefiting the American Cancer Society. Each year, hundreds of skiers and skiers and riders descend on Breckenridge from around the world to raise money for the fight against cancer. Cancer is[more…]
Location: The Ice Castles, Silverthorne, Colorado Model: Renee Neward Bartnick Earlier this winter, I went out to the Silverthorne Ice Castles to work on some ideas I had. When I am trying out new techniques or ideas, I will often practice them on models instead of experimenting on actual wedding clients. This is particularly true[more…]
The Landscape as the Main Composition A lot of time when we think of wedding portraits, we are thinking of close ups of the bride or groom, or group shots of the wedding party. Our focus tends to be on the human elements of the image. However, sometimes it is worth while to think outside[more…]
Whitney and Jason’s Winter Wedding Ceremony: Gold Run Sleigh Rides in Breckenridge, Colorado. Lodging: Blue Sky Breckenridge in Breckenridge, Colorado. Whitney and Jason came all the way to Breckenridge, Colorado from their home near Atlanta, Georgia for their dream winter wedding. Guests took a horse drawn sleigh from the Gold Run Nordic Center to the[more…]
Happy New Year, everyone. OK, in addition to being less nerdy. I have some more serious resolutions for 2012. In addition to the usual resolutions such as to ski and ride my bike more, loose weight, and spend more time with my family, this year I want to pay special attention to my art.